Wildcats looking forward to Delaware

DURHAM — Some games take longer to get over than others. Last week's 64-61 setback at Old Dominion tested the University of New Hampshire football team's 24-hour rule.

That's the self-imposed time limit players are allowed to mourn a loss or celebrate a win before moving on and turning their attention to the next opponent.

"It was tough," said senior linebacker Alan Buzbee. "It was a long bus ride — three hours to Dulles airport. Guys were feeling it. Guys were cramping up. It was a tough game physically and a tough game mentally."

Especially for a defense that surrendered a Division I record 730 yards through the air and spent much of the afternoon in Norfolk, Va., trying to run down elusive receivers from sideline to sideline.

The lack of a pass rush didn't help. The Wildcats managed only one sack in 79 passing attempts by quarterback Taylor Heinicke.